Santali Surname
Approximately 1,094 people bear this surname
Santali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,008 | 1:175,737 | 10,848 |
| Philippines | 54 | 1:1,874,782 | 115,801 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Santali (2,010) may also be a first name.
Santali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Santali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Santali (Hindi: सन्तली, Marathi: संताली, Oriya: ସାଲି) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Santali? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 336,818th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 6,661,377 people. The last name Santali occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Santali reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 168,551st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 2,010 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,008 people, or 1 in 175,737. In Nigeria Santali is mostly found in: Niger, where 76 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found and Bauchi, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 5 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Santali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Santali in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्तली | santali | 68.28 |
| संतली | santali | 30.74 |
| सनतली | sanatali | 0.32 |
| सन्ताली | santali | 0.32 |
| सन्तालि | santali | 0.32 |
| Santali in the Marathi language | ||
| संताली | santali | 55.56 |
| संतली | santali | 33.33 |
| संताळी | santali | 11.11 |
| Santali in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲି | sali | 28.57 |
| ସଳୀ | sali | 14.29 |
| ଶାାଳି | saali | 14.29 |
| ଶାାଲି | saali | 14.29 |
| ଲୀ | li | 14.29 |
| ଲି | li | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Santali
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